A couple of days ago, a "28-year-old Australian citizen Brenton Harrison Tarrant, was charged with mass murder. He gunned-down at least 50 people. " Authorities found an 87-page manifesto filled with anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim ideas. On February 14, 2018, there was another senseless mass murder where 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
As a result of the after-math Parkland High School, students became embolden to spoke out about the governments' failure to take gun control legislation serious. Consequently, these young people went even further, "they did something most mature American's have failed to do." Parkland survivors called to lead chose to stand in the gap for all people affected by, and against sensible gun control by calling out government officials who pretend to know God well enough to get a prayer through. You see, these young people like many were sick of hearing the "powers that be" say, "we are praying for something?" Furthermore, Parkland said they need to do more than pray!
So let's first put the statement into perspective. Parkland students were not suggesting that prayer is ineffective. Instead, they were telling the world, both Christians and not that prayer without action are ineffective. I understand them. At some point, we must be bold enough to confront that which is unbecoming of Christ even when it's unpopular, makes some uncomfortable or calls for change.
Jesus didn't hide behind the cloth, He got out in front of it. Unless we are willing to venture from our comfort zones there will be no significant change.
Why? Because the Bible says so :
Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without [a]your works, and I will show you my faith by [b]my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [c]dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made [d]perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was [e]accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
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